Photo Montage of South and City College Birmingham Digbeth Campus

Annotation of My Own Photo Montage

By looking at this photo montage you can see a female in a deserted area. The image shows that she has nowhere to go. This shows that there is darkness and misery by looking at the background. Looking at the female, you can tell she is in deep thought of sorrow. It looks like there is a full tied coming in. By looking at this montage you can tell the creator of the montage has taken a lot of time to create this image. The creator wanted to show a lot of feeling and emotion throughout the image. You can tell there have been several images that have been blended in together. The creator wanted to catch the viewer’s eye in order to get them thinking why this female is sitting alone in a deserted place without any clothes. She could have been abused or homeless. The jewellery could be a sign of a memory that all she has left.

Annotation of A Photo Montage

Hannah Hoch has created this photomontage to show to the society about where they stand as an agenda and women's sexuality. Hannah has used a number of photographs from magazines or newspapers to make this montage. The photographs she used were from the company she worked for. This photo montage was aimed to the government rising questions behalf of all the woman agenda. The image shows that Hannah has taken her time to put the pieces together blending in the different types of colour. She must have glued them to a paper cutting out the photography’s of different areas to represent the society. I think she has picked the photographs very carefully in order to get her message across to the government. She has used very little amount of text to describe her photo montage. As far as my knowledge goes in those times the photos were black and white but looking at this photograph it has a touch of colour to it.

Weegee

Weegee was born in Złoczów now known as Zolochive, Ukraine. He has worked alongside of other commercial photographers doing different types of jobs. He decided to leave his old job in 1935 and he decided to become a freelance photographer. He worked at night and competed with the police to be first at the scene of a crime. In 1957, He developed diabetes, he then moved in with Wilma Wilcox, who was a social worker whom he had known since the 1940s, she had cared for him and then cared for his work. He travelled widely in Europe until 1968, working alongside the Daily Mirror and on a variety of photography shoots.

Most of his photographs were taken with very basic press photographer equipment and methods of the era, he used a 4x5 Speed Graphic camera present at f/16 at 1/200 of a second, with flashbulbs and a set focus distance of ten feet.  He developed his photographs in a homemade darkroom in the rear of his car. This provided an instant result to his work that highlighted the nature of the tabloid industry and gave the images a “hot off the press” feeling.

Rut Blees Luxemburg

Rut Blees Luxemburg works with photography in order to investigate the significance of the modern project on the city. Her large-scale photographic works expand the concept in relation to urban public space and representation. Her work has been exhibited internationally, most recently at the Rencontres d'Arles, Photo month Krakow and Digital Arts Centre, Taipei. In her photographic work she brings to light the overlooked and the unforeseen which creates immersive and exposed compositions that challenge prevailing representations of the city.

The projects by Rut Blees Luxemburg are located in the urban complex and series include Liebeslied /My Suicides (London), Phantom (Dakar) and Black Sunrise (New York). Her photographs have been exhibited.

I like the style of photography techniques she has followed and will like to create wonderful images like her. Looking at her photos she has created a montage using various types of reflection and lighting to compose several images together. You can tell by looking at her montage that she has taken a lot of time to create her final look in her montage.

Q&A on ISO

Which film is more sensitive to light, ISO 100 or ISO 400 film?

·         The ISO 400 is sensitive to light.

Which film is more likely to allow a fast shutter speed in low light?

·         A higher ISO is required to get a faster shutter speed in a low light situation.

Which film would you use in very bright sunlight?

·         In a bright sunlight it would depend on the environment which you are in.

  

Which film would you use when working in low light conditions?

·         You would need to have an ISO 400 or more to match the light conditions that you are in.

Give an ISO setting suitable for recording fine detail with little grain?

·         You would be using ISO 100 to get less grainy in your images.

Holocaust World War 2

In this image you can see dead bodies that have been left for days after the starvation that took place in Germany, as you can see that the bodies are decomposing on the streets. According to the photographer many of the people have been shot dead by Gestapo men at the camp. Many of the people among the dead were slaves who were captured to do slavery for them and if they refused them would have been beaten up and no food will be given to them. This photography tells a story about what happened and why it took place. You can see most of the people in the photograph are out of focus this might be due to the type of photo the photographer wanted to capture. You can also see that the buildings on the left hand side have been badly damaged due to the war that took place at the time the incident people who died. The fences on the right hand side show the effect of the war.  The dead bodies have been place in all different directions. You can see people walking down the rows in between. These people can be survivors or the army.  In my opinion this looks like a wide angle shot that has been cropped in to show the people who died in focus. This image shows the rule of third in my opinion and the frame is filled. I think this image was captured by a F/8 with a shallow depth of field.

Cambodia-Jay Ullal Stern 1979

In this image you can see thousands of skulls and bones that have been dumped as if the dead people didn’t mean anything to anyone as how they were treated. You can see that the skull and bones are all in different order. The skulls are in a pile at the front, when you look towards the back there is a mixture of bones and skulls. The foreground is thrown out of focus as you cannot see the background in the image. You can tell that the image is cropped to show the main focus of the bones. This image could have been taken from a wide angle and then cropped, to the right focus of the image. This image shows an untold story behind it as what has happened. It shows that the bodies have been decomposing away and there has not been a proper burial service. There is no source of light as the image shows that the lighting was direct from the sun. This image is a hint out to the people of the Government and people in power, what they are capable of doing to innocent people.

Shanghai Bombed H.S. Wong

Construction:

Mise-en-scene:

looking at the photograph you can see a little baby who has is left in the middle of a train station to sufferer the after mass of the bombing which took place in the Shanghai Rail Station 1937. By the cropping the image it shows that the other objects that were in the picture have been eliminated.  It wouldn’t have had a bigger impact. If the bay was not there it would not have had a story to tell. It gives the viewer’s more curious as to why there is a baby in the photo. Having a child in the photo gave it more emotion and feelings about the image. It makes it more curious as to what had happened be hide the child in the background.

Props:

By looking at the photograph you can see that the bridge is falling apart and pieces of the bridge can land on the baby leaving a big impact on the image. You can also see that the baby is covered in dirt and ashes from the destruction

Non-verbal communication:

The photographer, H S Wong, is trying to express the story to the public as what has happened to the baby who was caught in the middle of the after mass.

Codes of Dress:

By looking at the baby’s clothes has been teared apart from the after mass of the bombing and needs medical treatments and can die if he/she doesn't get them on time. You can also tell the baby is covered in dirt of the after mass.

Construction-Technical Code:

Shot Size:

I think the photographer has used a wide angles lens at a close range. I will say an F/5.6 must have been used in order to keep the baby in focus with the railway tracks and the background blurred.

Camera Angle/Distance:

I think the photography was trying to keep parts of the photo out of us and keep parts in specially the baby.

Composition:

You can easily tell the baby is centred and there are parts of the image that are missing which has been cropped out.

Focus:

The main purpose of the photo is to show the baby who was left in the middle of a train station to sufferer the after mass of the bombing which took place in the Shanghai Rail Station.

Lighting:

The photographer has used any source of light expect from the nature light coming from the sun.

In 1937, the Retreating Chinese Nationalist Troops had left behind them a obstruction across the Whampoo River in Shanghai. On the roof of the Butterfield Swires Building, which faced the Whampoo, many of the correspondents and cameramen waited to record the bombing. Wong used his 35mm Eyemo camera and film. He used his car towards the approaching of the railroad station which had been hit. While he stopped to reload his camera he had noticed that his shoes were soaked with blood. He walked across the railway track, and made many long scenes with the burning overhead bridge in the background. Then he saw a man pick up a baby from the track, and carried him to the platform. He went back to get another badly injured child. The mother lay dead on the tracks. As I filmed this tragedy, I heard the sound of planes returning. He quickly shot his remaining few feet on the baby. He ran toward the child, intending to carry him to safety, but the father had returned. The October 14, 1937, issue of Life magazine estimated that 136,000,000 people had seen Wong’s “Chinese Baby.”

Exposure

What is Exposure?

Exposure is how dark or light the photograph is. Exposure is the amount of light that passes through the lens to record an image. The two main factors are Shutter Speed and Aperture.

Context:

Manual

ISO: 800

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec

Focal Length: 40 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/7.1

Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec

Focal Length: 18 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec

Focal Length: 21 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec

Focal Length: 48 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/10

Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec

Focal Length: 40 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/6.3

Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec

Focal Length: 40 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

Focal Length: 72 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec

Focal Length: 48 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/7.1

Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

Focal Length: 18 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

 Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec

Focal Length: 40 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/15 sec

Focal Length: 18 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/30 sec

Focal Length: 72 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

 Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec

Focal Length: 59 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 800

Aperture: F/8

Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec

Focal Length: 59 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec

Focal Length: 125 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Context:

Manual

ISO: 100

Aperture: F/5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec

Focal Length: 144 mm

Exposure Bias: + 0 step

Flash: No flash, compulsory

Studio Light Setup

We used the following light set-up which is a key light fitted with a soft and placed on the right hand side of the subject and a fill light which is attached to a silver umbrella and placed on the left side of the subject. For the camera settings we used ISO 100, Shutter Speed 1/125 and the Aperture F8.

Annotation of Studio Photograph

We were set a short assignment by our tutor Richard based on Studio Portrait and Light Set-up. We had to take two photographs in pairs of two showing different examples of how to use light in the studio along with the photographs. Our 1st challenge was to set up the lights in order to get the perfect lightening for the portrait and the 2nd challenge was to capture the portrait using the right camera settings. However we didn't have much time to take lots of photographs as we had 5 minutes to set up the lights and capture our portraits. The finial portraits were very pleasing and the results were very good.

Taste of Digbeth

Before and After.
All photographs have been colour corrected, Brightness and Contrast, Unsharpen Masks and Retouched.

Post Production Experiment

Multi-Colored Glowing Lines

Rule of Space

What is Rule of Space?

The rule of space is another way of composing a picture. It can have big effects and can give the viewer something to think about. If you add space behind an item/a person in a picture, it might give the effect of movement. If you add space in front of an item/a person it might make it look like they are drifting away. 

Pattern

What is Pattern?

Patterns can be used to suggest texture, or can produce an abstract visual experience. It can sometimes give a surrealistic or an abstract look.

Symmetry and Repetition

What is Symmetry and Repetition?

Symmetry and repetition is often used in photography’s to create order.